I ran 16.2 miles on Friday which included some nice Seattle hills (ughh). That's my farthest run yet, though I still have a way to go before I'll be ready for the Seattle Marathon. I've started to notice that when I run these kinds of distances, I go through noticeable ups and downs in both my physical and psychological state. At one point around 13 miles, I thought I was going to pass out; a little bit later, I felt fine and was not suffering unduly at the end of the run. The day after I felt fatigued, but no serious muscle or joint pain.

I have noticed one odd physiological effect from these long runs. Afterwards, my body temperature plummets and blood circulation to my extremities seems to shut down somewhat. An hour after ending the run, I had showered and cleaned up to go out for dinner and noticed that I was extremely cold despite wearing a shirt, sweater and jacket. My hands felt numb and my fingernails were blue - not good! This is all in 60F sunny conditions. I really don't seem to be hardwired for cold weather. 90F and I can workout all day, 60F and below and I freeze.